Surabhi YadavAIR 14 · CSE 2025 · 179 wordsTheir whole copy
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Ans. 'Crisis of conscience' refers to a situation when an individual is in a dilemma of what he should do and what he wants to do emotionally. It becomes very difficult to decide what is the right thing to do.
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For eg:- Once I was running really late for a very important interview. On my way, I saw an old man had met with an accident & lying on the road, with no one helping him. I was in dilemma if I should choose my career altering interview or choose to save life.
These kind of situations happen in everyone's lives. Public servants face these situations in their everyday work. For eg:- Some people have encroached a government land. The official has been asked to vacate the premises. But he knows that these people are really deprived and have nowhere to go.
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A public servant can deal with 'crisis of conscience' in following manner - 1- Maintain calm, self-control. 2- To do what the law permits. 3- Find alternative solutions, so that he could cater to both his choices.
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